Menopause
Healing Menopause Ailments
God in his wisdom, decided to subject women to various cycles throughout their life in order to make it more interesting and special. The monthly cycles started within her body of their own accord, exposing her suddenly to womanhood, from being a little girl and childhood. This occurred without her input, invitation or preparation. It just suddenly happened and it was imposed on her. She had to deal with it.
Within this she has to find out who she is, what it means and how does she direct and use it. What is her connection to God or spirit and her ability to reproduce? Who is she as a sexual being and what does this mean in all its facets? What are the implications of this? How will it touch her at the very core of her being? This alone having a profound impact on her life and the way she sees herself.
Then there are the cycles of pregnancy and motherhood, each having there own impact on her life, each within the control of mother nature and her connection to the divine as far as conceiving and carrying the baby, birthing and feeding it, caring for, loving and supporting it, is concerned. This all started from the original menstruation.
Then suddenly, this whole process starts to change again without her input, invitation or preparation and she enters into menopause. All sorts of bodily changes start to happen again and she is thrown into the learning pit all over again, only this time and for the first time, to really find out who this woman is, what her power and her connection to the divine and wisdom are, what it means to be in the fullness with her power and the wisdom gained. This is one journey she has to go through herself – no one can do it for her, it is her own to experience! Yes, she can have help and guidance and love and care and nurturance, but it is her own journey and it is just that!
As strange as it may be and may sound, this is the time to give “men a pause” (men-o-pause). In other words, it is a time for a woman to finally tune into and find herself. This “change of life” occurs when her relationship to herself and to being a woman moves into a different phase.
For a short period she will still be involved with having the occasional monthly periods and fertility is now diminishing into the horizon. Then it changes and she is no longer involved with fertility or having monthly periods. The time has come to discover who she really is as a person. She has played the role of mother and wife for so long and got so involved in it that it became her whole life – this is what she saw as life and what it was all about. She had to give, support, nurture, care, love, encourage, teach, etc. and so the list does go on and on. All the time during this period of her life she was mostly involved with others and their needs and now she is free to find her own true identity, to find herself, to find out exactly who she is and what she wants from life.
Up to now the mother and wife had been so busy with others that the prospect of something for herself can be a very threatening situation and it appears so suddenly! What often happens and one of the main fears that arise is that her time clock for being a mother has passed and that she no longer will appear sexually desirable to her partner or potential partner, or that her body will become overweight and lose its attractiveness, or that she will lose her sex drive.
For many women, being a mother is the central reason for her existence. Without that role what can a woman do? What is her purpose? Who is she?
There may also be a greater fear of aging, of uncontrollable change taking place. That change seems to be directing and pushing her in a particular direction, somewhere that she doesn’t know. What is this new territory all about, how does it work, what is she supposed to do, who is she, she has not been prepared for this and lastly, who asked her if she wanted it anyway? It was all just imposed on her life yet again!
Few women enter this time without trepidation and/or concern. Some may even become depressed and/or angry. Others may reject themselves as no longer being worthy. The physical manifestations suddenly start to happen and the blood stops flowing. For all of their lives and up to this point, the blood represented the very essence of who she is - it was her love and feelings made visible, it represented her very essence as a woman and her part in her relationship and within society – it governed so much of her life. Now that it has stopped, it indicates that she may stop loving herself, as if her feelings start drying up inside of herself.
The symptoms of menopause are generally related to these issues. Hot flashes indicate the fire within that could be anger or fear, the heat of insecurity or resentment. What is important to understand is that the body is burning the past and is releasing all the old ways of being of the past. This is natures way of purging the past, getting rid of and saying you have come to do what you wanted to do and experience. Now it is time for you – to find you, to find the essence of you and your further purpose. Sweating is the release of the emotional energy related to this purging of the past. It is an outpouring of emotion, washing away who you have been and preparing you for the new you. The journey through menopause can be one of joy or fear, but go through it you will, as it is part of nature’s path for you. The sooner you find the gift of the new you, the more wondrous and better the gift of menopause will be for you.
Vaginal dryness is linked to the fear of becoming sexually unattractive or incapable, making your sexual feelings contract. You withdraw to the inside. You also worry about the effect that this dryness may have on our partner and what the subtle signals are that your partner may be reading into this. This is happening to you without your control or input and what may the implications be of this on your relationship.
This can be an exciting time in your life and it should be approached with joy and understanding of what the bigger picture is all about and what it means for you personally. It is essential to put extra energy into loving and caring for you. This is an important time make new friends who compliment who you are, to create anew, to discover a new direction and to do new things. Rather than being an end to something, let this be a beginning, an opening into the fullness of who you are and an unfolding into the power and wisdom of all that you are!
It is time to discover the tremendous freedom after menopause, a time for the new woman to emerge – the wild woman, the wise woman and the free woman! This now is the woman who has a lot to offer society, a lot to offer younger woman who are just starting their path and to be the elder. Why? Because there is nothing like having walked the journey, to have experienced it, to have gone through the ups and downs, the trials and tribulations, the joys and the sorrows, the highs and the lows – this is what qualifies you as an elder in society. Society needs you, it wants you and you are important! Please be there for the younger ones, they really need you!
Fibroids
Fibroids in the uterus and cervix tend to show that mental patterns accumulated over a long time are beginning to solidify. These often concern issues of guilt or shame, conflict or hurt, connected with childbirth, mothering or your own childhood. As this is the area where you nurture new life, there may be conflicts about nurturing; perhaps giving to others while being or feeling unnourished yourself.
Now would be the ideal time to ask some pertinent questions here, namely:
The womb is symbolic of where new aspects of your being can be developed and new ideas created, so difficulties here may imply a fear of change and newness or a desire to keep everything the same as before by blocking your creative forces. Are you doing any of this?
Thrush
Candida is a yeast-like organism, which infects warm damp areas such as the mouth and the intestines. In the vagina it is known as thrush. It is normally kept in check by the acid/alkaline balance within the vagina. However, the balance can be upset through psycho / emotional causes or because of antibiotics killing the natural flora and when the latter is the case, the yeast flourishes and causes a heavy, white, foul-smelling discharge with irritated membranes.
The discharge is indicative of feelings being discharged, particularly ones that are not considered acceptable. An infection implies that something is affecting us in an irritating and angry way and it is proliferating inside of us. So again some pertinent questions here, namely:
When the thrush re-occurs then you need to see what issues are not being dealt with, but simply being repressed each time they arise. It can help to keep a diary of the psycho/emotional events and noting your diet as well in order to correlate these with any further outbreaks.
A renowned remedy that has been used by many with good results is live natural yogurt in the vagina.
Sexual problems
These need to be dealt with, with a good insightful therapist who understands what the issues are and what is going on at this time in a woman’s life and cycle, namely menopause.
Dietary issues
This is also the time that a woman should look at her diet and look for the right foods that would support her physically as well.
HRT
HRT is a very controversial subject and we suggest that you research this for yourself in order to take an informed decision. Should you choose to use HRT we suggest that you go as natural as possible. Diet of course is also important during this time and so is therapy, as it will contribute hugely to an easy transition.
Positive thinking on it’s own will not solve all of your problems, however it is one of a series of things that we all have the power to implement, which will get us on the path to leading the life we want.
God in his wisdom, decided to subject women to various cycles throughout their life in order to make it more interesting and special. The monthly cycles started within her body of their own accord, exposing her suddenly to womanhood, from being a little girl and childhood. This occurred without her input, invitation or preparation. It just suddenly happened and it was imposed on her. She had to deal with it.
Within this she has to find out who she is, what it means and how does she direct and use it. What is her connection to God or spirit and her ability to reproduce? Who is she as a sexual being and what does this mean in all its facets? What are the implications of this? How will it touch her at the very core of her being? This alone having a profound impact on her life and the way she sees herself.
Then there are the cycles of pregnancy and motherhood, each having there own impact on her life, each within the control of mother nature and her connection to the divine as far as conceiving and carrying the baby, birthing and feeding it, caring for, loving and supporting it, is concerned. This all started from the original menstruation.
Then suddenly, this whole process starts to change again without her input, invitation or preparation and she enters into menopause. All sorts of bodily changes start to happen again and she is thrown into the learning pit all over again, only this time and for the first time, to really find out who this woman is, what her power and her connection to the divine and wisdom are, what it means to be in the fullness with her power and the wisdom gained. This is one journey she has to go through herself – no one can do it for her, it is her own to experience! Yes, she can have help and guidance and love and care and nurturance, but it is her own journey and it is just that!
As strange as it may be and may sound, this is the time to give “men a pause” (men-o-pause). In other words, it is a time for a woman to finally tune into and find herself. This “change of life” occurs when her relationship to herself and to being a woman moves into a different phase.
For a short period she will still be involved with having the occasional monthly periods and fertility is now diminishing into the horizon. Then it changes and she is no longer involved with fertility or having monthly periods. The time has come to discover who she really is as a person. She has played the role of mother and wife for so long and got so involved in it that it became her whole life – this is what she saw as life and what it was all about. She had to give, support, nurture, care, love, encourage, teach, etc. and so the list does go on and on. All the time during this period of her life she was mostly involved with others and their needs and now she is free to find her own true identity, to find herself, to find out exactly who she is and what she wants from life.
Up to now the mother and wife had been so busy with others that the prospect of something for herself can be a very threatening situation and it appears so suddenly! What often happens and one of the main fears that arise is that her time clock for being a mother has passed and that she no longer will appear sexually desirable to her partner or potential partner, or that her body will become overweight and lose its attractiveness, or that she will lose her sex drive.
For many women, being a mother is the central reason for her existence. Without that role what can a woman do? What is her purpose? Who is she?
There may also be a greater fear of aging, of uncontrollable change taking place. That change seems to be directing and pushing her in a particular direction, somewhere that she doesn’t know. What is this new territory all about, how does it work, what is she supposed to do, who is she, she has not been prepared for this and lastly, who asked her if she wanted it anyway? It was all just imposed on her life yet again!
Few women enter this time without trepidation and/or concern. Some may even become depressed and/or angry. Others may reject themselves as no longer being worthy. The physical manifestations suddenly start to happen and the blood stops flowing. For all of their lives and up to this point, the blood represented the very essence of who she is - it was her love and feelings made visible, it represented her very essence as a woman and her part in her relationship and within society – it governed so much of her life. Now that it has stopped, it indicates that she may stop loving herself, as if her feelings start drying up inside of herself.
The symptoms of menopause are generally related to these issues. Hot flashes indicate the fire within that could be anger or fear, the heat of insecurity or resentment. What is important to understand is that the body is burning the past and is releasing all the old ways of being of the past. This is natures way of purging the past, getting rid of and saying you have come to do what you wanted to do and experience. Now it is time for you – to find you, to find the essence of you and your further purpose. Sweating is the release of the emotional energy related to this purging of the past. It is an outpouring of emotion, washing away who you have been and preparing you for the new you. The journey through menopause can be one of joy or fear, but go through it you will, as it is part of nature’s path for you. The sooner you find the gift of the new you, the more wondrous and better the gift of menopause will be for you.
Vaginal dryness is linked to the fear of becoming sexually unattractive or incapable, making your sexual feelings contract. You withdraw to the inside. You also worry about the effect that this dryness may have on our partner and what the subtle signals are that your partner may be reading into this. This is happening to you without your control or input and what may the implications be of this on your relationship.
This can be an exciting time in your life and it should be approached with joy and understanding of what the bigger picture is all about and what it means for you personally. It is essential to put extra energy into loving and caring for you. This is an important time make new friends who compliment who you are, to create anew, to discover a new direction and to do new things. Rather than being an end to something, let this be a beginning, an opening into the fullness of who you are and an unfolding into the power and wisdom of all that you are!
It is time to discover the tremendous freedom after menopause, a time for the new woman to emerge – the wild woman, the wise woman and the free woman! This now is the woman who has a lot to offer society, a lot to offer younger woman who are just starting their path and to be the elder. Why? Because there is nothing like having walked the journey, to have experienced it, to have gone through the ups and downs, the trials and tribulations, the joys and the sorrows, the highs and the lows – this is what qualifies you as an elder in society. Society needs you, it wants you and you are important! Please be there for the younger ones, they really need you!
Fibroids
Fibroids in the uterus and cervix tend to show that mental patterns accumulated over a long time are beginning to solidify. These often concern issues of guilt or shame, conflict or hurt, connected with childbirth, mothering or your own childhood. As this is the area where you nurture new life, there may be conflicts about nurturing; perhaps giving to others while being or feeling unnourished yourself.
Now would be the ideal time to ask some pertinent questions here, namely:
- Are you being nurtured?
- Do you need caring?
The womb is symbolic of where new aspects of your being can be developed and new ideas created, so difficulties here may imply a fear of change and newness or a desire to keep everything the same as before by blocking your creative forces. Are you doing any of this?
Thrush
Candida is a yeast-like organism, which infects warm damp areas such as the mouth and the intestines. In the vagina it is known as thrush. It is normally kept in check by the acid/alkaline balance within the vagina. However, the balance can be upset through psycho / emotional causes or because of antibiotics killing the natural flora and when the latter is the case, the yeast flourishes and causes a heavy, white, foul-smelling discharge with irritated membranes.
The discharge is indicative of feelings being discharged, particularly ones that are not considered acceptable. An infection implies that something is affecting us in an irritating and angry way and it is proliferating inside of us. So again some pertinent questions here, namely:
- Is intimacy giving rise to conflict in some way?
- Are you being intimate with the right person?
- Do you feel sexually abused, used or exploited?
- What has happened to upset the balance within you?
- Are there hidden feelings of guilt or shame, or repressed sexual longing?
- Is something affecting you so deeply and intimately that it is breaking through all your defences?
When the thrush re-occurs then you need to see what issues are not being dealt with, but simply being repressed each time they arise. It can help to keep a diary of the psycho/emotional events and noting your diet as well in order to correlate these with any further outbreaks.
A renowned remedy that has been used by many with good results is live natural yogurt in the vagina.
Sexual problems
These need to be dealt with, with a good insightful therapist who understands what the issues are and what is going on at this time in a woman’s life and cycle, namely menopause.
Dietary issues
This is also the time that a woman should look at her diet and look for the right foods that would support her physically as well.
HRT
HRT is a very controversial subject and we suggest that you research this for yourself in order to take an informed decision. Should you choose to use HRT we suggest that you go as natural as possible. Diet of course is also important during this time and so is therapy, as it will contribute hugely to an easy transition.
Positive thinking on it’s own will not solve all of your problems, however it is one of a series of things that we all have the power to implement, which will get us on the path to leading the life we want.